The historic two-game series will be the first professional baseball games in the history of the region
DUBAI, UAE (November 22, 2023) – Baseball United, the first-ever professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, announced today that its November 24th and November 25th All-Star Showcase event will be broadcast in 127 countries reaching nearly 200 million households. The worldwide footprint of coverage includes more than one dozen linear and OTT platforms across the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Pakistan, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin and South America, Europe, Australia, Canada, and the United States.
Linear platforms include MBC, the largest media company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Eurosport across India and surrounding South Asian countries. The MBC GROUP operates over 20 free-to-air TV channels and radio stations across the region, including Saudi Arabia’s leading sports channel, Saudi Sports Company (SSC). Eurosport – owned by Warner Bros. Discovery – has a network of channels available in 54 countries across 20 different languages.
A Sports, Pakistan’s first HD sports channel and a part of the ARY Digital Network will broadcast Baseball United’s All-Star games on their linear channel, with additional coverage on their free digital platform, ARYZAP. Baseball United has selected two Pakistani baseball prospects to compete in the All-Star Showcase alongside its best professional players. A landmark moment for baseball in the country of nearly 250 million people.